Teaching, Research & International Policy (TRIP) Project

How do experts and the public see the proposed U.S. Steel sale? How do scholars and the U.S. public characterize China, the EU, and India today? Dr. Alexandra Guisinger, Dr. Katja Kleinberg, and Anna Rowland explore these questions in two recent articles in Good Authority (formerly TMC), drawing on insights from TRIP Snap Poll data: 1?? Blocking the sale to Nippon Steel unites presidential candidates – but not the public or experts. Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/dNvP887G 2?? Friends, foes, and situationships in U.S. foreign policy. Learn more in this piece: https://lnkd.in/ezJSGG2X

International Relations scholars weigh in: How would a Harris or Trump presidency shape U.S. foreign policy? From military alliances to trade, the 2024 election holds significant global implications. Read the full analysis here: https://lnkd.in/dM5U7pBa

?? What do international relations scholars think about the war in Gaza? In Good Authority (formerly TMC) today, I report results from a recent Teaching, Research & International Policy (TRIP) Project survey on scholar views of Israel’s conduct in Gaza, U.S. campus protests, and divestment. Interesting results by age, gender, race, partisanship, and rank. Tl;dr: Scholars’ identities matter but not in all the ways one might think. https://lnkd.in/gn45mM5S

Calling all IR scholars at U.S. colleges and universities! TRIP is excited to announce Snap Poll XXI, which explores the 2024 U.S. presidential election and its implications for international relations. If you haven’t received a survey invitation, please contact us directly. We value your input! Check out past results: https://lnkd.in/dRG_5tAv

Excited to share that the piece I co-authored with Mike Tierney and Sue Peterson is featured in the Fall 2024 print issue of Foreign Policy! Grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with Foreign Policy on this project and for the continued support from Carnegie Corporation of New York. Check out this guide to the top international relations programs, as chosen by scholars, policymakers, and think tank experts. https://lnkd.in/dd8BC4_e

Complete survey results can be found here: https://lnkd.in/dwcFtsnu Full article in Foreign Policy:?https://lnkd.in/dpzVYA3b

How will the next round of #Gaza protests on campus influence university policies? How will they shape the U.S. elections in November? #Election2024. We asked faculty at U.S. universities these and other questions. A striking result (to me) was the lack of faculty support for boycotts of Israeli universities or scholars. Only 7 percent of faculty members surveyed support such boycotts. This may surprise the AAUP, which recently dropped its longstanding opposition to academic boycotts. The less surprising takeaways: (1) Faculty members are sympathetic to the plight of Gazans and not supportive of Israel's policy. (2) Protests will hurt the Democrats more than the Republicans in the November elections. (3) Protests will not achieve their stated objectives. Published this piece with long-time Teaching, Research & International Policy (TRIP) Project colleagues Sue Peterson, Irene Entringer García Blanes, and our undergraduate student, Thomas Cronin! https://lnkd.in/ebjkCBya

I don't think foreign policy experts or IR scholars are an important demographic group for the 2024 Presidential election, but if they were, this would be good news for Harris for President. A new survey of these experts shows they overwhelmingly prefer Harris to Trump. Probably not surprising given that, even in public opinion surveys, the more highly educated you are, the more likely you are to vote for Harris. But some interesting cross tabs. Democratic experts are much more supportive of Harris than GOP experts are supportive of Trump. Also, for IR nerds, self-identified Realist scholars prefer Trump at a much higher rate than scholars from other theoretical traditions. Still, in a direct head-to-head comparison, even realists prefer Harris to Trump. Thanks to all IR scholars who answered this survey in mid-summer. Sue Peterson, Irene Entringer García Blanes, Teaching, Research & International Policy (TRIP) Project, and I all appreciate your help in making this research possible. CC: Liz Allen, Rebecca Bill Chavez, Dr. Mara Karlin, Jessica Greely, Brent Colburn, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Paul Poast. https://lnkd.in/gwDBCxra

?? New Analysis in Foreign Policy: Our latest piece explores the views of international relations experts on the 2024 U.S. presidential election. The findings reveal a strong preference for Harris, with scholars believing she can win in November and manage international crises more effectively than Trump. Discover the full insights here: https://lnkd.in/edeije-P

During the International Studies Association (ISA) conference in SF, we co-hosted a workshop with University of California, Merced's Political Violence Lab on surveying international policy elites. Professors and student researchers met up to present their research using our elite survey data as well as give feedback on the future of elite surveys. Thank you to everyone who attended our workshop amidst the busy week in SF, and thank you to William & Mary Global Research Institute for supporting our students’ involvement in these opportunities! #ISA2024 Mike Tierney Ryan Powers Andrew Shaver Anton (Anjo) Peez Kelebogile Zvobgo, Ph.D. Irene Entringer García Blanes Shauna N. Gillooly Eric Parajon Alex Yu-Ting Lin Amanda Kennard Paul Avey Aila Matanock Alex Bollfrass Ella Kuhnhenn Ian Harman Eliot Jobe